Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.

September 27, 2026 - Daniel Swain - A hyperactive tropical East Pacific slings hurricanes toward Hawaii and Baja California, with indirect effects (modest moisture & potentially damaging ocean waves) in SoCal It has already been a remarkable, and arguably historic, East Pacific hurricane season. Three hurricanes (Lala, Lowell, Nolo) have now directly impacted the Hawaiian Islands (though none made formal landfall), with #

California’s strange weather has had an impact on the quantity and quality of this year’s wine harvest.

Diesel prices in California are setting new records daily. It’s terrible timing for farmers, who use the most fuel during the late summer and early fall.

McManis Family Vineyards was founded in 1990 and is run by fourth- and fifth-generation farmers.